Okay this is the fourth (and final, I think) in the "series" in preparation for the exam on the 16th June 2014. It's scary, I know but if you use the resources on Get Revising and prepare, you will be fine!

You may have seen my resources from my unit 3, if you haven't, where have you been? Check my name and look at the resources for the pre-release I hope they help.

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HELP!· OKAY. SO I'VE SPLIT THE PPT INTO THREE SECTIONS:-ANSWERING THE QUESTION (WHAT THE EXAMINER WANTS)-RESEARCH AND INFORMATION BASED ON THE PRE-RELEASE-GOOD CASE STUDIES TO GO AND RESEARCH…read more

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DECIPHERING THE PRE-RELEASE THIS PRE-RELEASE INVOLVES THE HUMAN IMPACTS AND RESPONSES TO A TECTONIC ACTIVITY. DISREGARD THE REST OF THE FOLDER FOR NOW.· TECTONIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BOTH EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES. IT NEEDS TO BE BALANCED. THIS ALLOWS A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE EFFECTS AND THE MONITORING. HOW IS IT DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE TECTONIC HAZARD?· IT ALSO NEEDS TO BE BALANCED IN THE REGIONS OF WHERE THESE EVENTS TOOK PLACE. YOU NEED CASE STUDIES FOR BOTH MEDCS AND LEDCS, YOU CAN COMPARE THE DIFFERENCE BUT THE RANGE OF CASE STUDIES NEEDS TO BE BALANCED.· THE RANGE OF STRATEGIES NEED TO INCLUDE EITHER MODIFYING THE BURDEN, MODIFYING THE HUMAN VULNERABILITY OR MODIFYING THE EVENT.· MANAGED BY OFFERS SCOPE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF ORGANISATIONS. THIS WILL ALLOW A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE TOP-DOWN (GOVERNMENTS) AND BOTTOM-UP (NGOS AND COMMUNITIES) APPROACHES.· BEFORE ALLOWS YOU TO PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AREAS THAT ARE TECTONICALLY ACTIVE, AREAS THAT HAVE RARE TECTONIC EVENTS AND AREAS THAT HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A TECTONIC HAZARD BEFORE. HOW WILL THIS AFFECT THE RESPONSE?· PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HAZARDS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE PRE-RELEASE SO THEY NEED TO BE MENTIONED BUT WHAT ABOUT TERTIARY HAZARDS?…read more

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PLANNING· ESSENTIAL!· YOU NEED TO PROVIDE A PLAN TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOGICAL AND FOCUSED FRAMEWORK.· THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT YOUR ANSWER IS 100% RELEVANT.…read more

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1. INTRODUCTION (10 MARKS) YOU NEED TO EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF KEY WORDS IN RELATION TO THE QUESTION. TECTONIC DISASTER- ACCORDING TO EM-DAT, THIS IS WHEN 10+ PEOPLE ARE KILLED, 100+ PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED, A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS DECLARED OR INTERNATIONAL AID IS CALLED FOR. The introduction needs to include: · Explaining key words and deconstructing the 2. HAZARD- THIS IS WHEN A TECTONIC EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. basis of the question 3. · Developing PRIMARY HAZARD-THIS OCCURS AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE TECTONIC EVENT. a framework · Mentioning any case studies and models 4. SECONDARY HAZARD-THIS OCCURS INDIRECTLY FOLLOWING THE TECTONIC EVENT. E.G. FIRES FOLLOWING THE RUPTURE OF GAS PIPES OR TSUNAMIS. · Demonstrate an understanding of the `grey 5. area' TERTIARY HAZARD- THIS OCCURS FOLLOWING THE EFFECTS OF A SECONDARY in the HAZARD. E.G.question. THE PARTIAL NUCLEAR MELTDOWN AT THE FUKUSHIMA DAACHI NUCLEAR POWER · Mention PLANT AS A RESULT OF THE TSUNAMI OR THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC FOLLOWING the WATER THE RUPTURED scale. PIPES WHICH CAUSED A CONTAMINATED WATER SUPPLY. 6. RESPONSE-HOW DO PEOPLE REACT TO THE SITUATION? 7. MODIFYING THE LOSS OF BURDEN-THIS IS THE ABILITY TO REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF A LOSS OF LIFE. 8. MODIFYING THE EVENT--THIS WOULD BE EMPLOYING STRATEGIES THAT REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF THE HAZARD. 9. MODIFYING THE HUMAN VULNERABILITY-THIS INVOLVES ADJUSTING PEOPLE TO THE PROBABILITY AND POSSIBILITY OF THE EVENT OCCURRING.10. MANAGEMENT-THIS INVOLVES THE PROCESS OF DEALING WITH OR CONTROLLING THINGS OR PEOPLE.…read more

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THE FRAMEWORK· I FIND IT HELPFUL TO USE QUESTIONS TO STRUCTURE MY RESPONSE SO I CAN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THROUGH THE RESPONSE. IT ALSO MAKES THE TASK A BIT MORE MANAGEABLE.…read more